Thomas Christopher Parnell is an American actor and comedian.
23 Facts About Chris Parnell
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Chris Parnell was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to a Southern Baptist family.
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Chris Parnell's father, Jack Parnell, was a radio personality in Memphis.
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Chris Parnell attended the Southern Baptist Educational Center, and graduated from Germantown High School.
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Chris Parnell decided to pursue acting as a career at age 17 and set his sights on being a theater actor.
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Chris Parnell attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Drama.
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Chris Parnell moved to Houston, Texas after college to do an apprentice actor program for a season at the Alley Theatre, but did not get asked back to join the company.
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Chris Parnell became temporarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught high school for a year.
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Chris Parnell moved to Los Angeles and auditioned for the Groundlings in 1992.
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Chris Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player, and debuted on the show on September 26,1998.
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Chris Parnell was promoted to repertory player the following season.
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Chris Parnell was rehired in the middle of the following season.
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Chris Parnell has performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst, and Ashton Kutcher.
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Chris Parnell had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people had been cast members longer.
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Chris Parnell has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, including parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer.
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Chris Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, and Stan the Fishman in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
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Chris Parnell is a series regular on the FX animated series Archer, and is known for his guest appearances as Dr Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock.
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Chris Parnell provides the voice of the narrator on the PBS children's series WordGirl.
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From 2011 to 2014, Chris Parnell co-starred on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory where he played the husband of the character played by his former SNL castmate Ana Gasteyer.
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Chris Parnell's role started out as recurring in the first season but he was bumped up to a series regular in the second season.
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Chris Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for Progressive Insurance.
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Since 2013, Chris Parnell has voiced Jerry Smith on the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty.
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On March 16,2018, Chris Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom Happy Together.